EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2018

In a 2017 study by Blackboard and Project Tomorrow, 57 percent of teachers in blended learning environments said that technology has helped their students collaborate more with their peers, while 48 percent said that digital tools help students take greater ownership over their studies. . The 'Modern Classroom' Movement Is Growing Fast.

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Neo LMS

MAY 7, 2019

If at first classroom technology consisted of pens and paper and the blackboard, the most recent ed-tech now includes interactive whiteboards, classroom projectors, laptops or tablets and even VR headsets. Read more: How can teachers use VR in the classroom? Online collaboration tools.

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PlagiarismCheck

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Google Classroom, Moodle, Canvas integrations, Google Docs add-on , and browser extensions. Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard, Brightspace, Schoology, and Sakai integration. Overview: Multilingual accurate plagiarism detection due to deep Internet search, advanced algorithms, and extended databases. 97% precise AI-texts detection.

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Edsurge

JULY 17, 2018

If so, a new tool from Google is looking to upend that practice—by connecting the LMS directly to Google Drive. Called Course Kit, the new tool, announced today, lets students upload their work by tapping into their Google Drive account. This is Google’s latest update to its education product suite.

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Edsurge

JUNE 15, 2022

Some of those big names include Google Classroom in K-12, Blackboard and Canvas learning management systems in higher ed, and across education the once-obscure video software named Zoom became ubiquitous during the COVID-19 pandemic. Both are enhancements and add-ons to PowerPoint or Google Slides, and both work well.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

It’s terribly confusing, but perhaps no coincidence, that three of the world’s most prominent consumer technology companies—Apple, Google, Microsoft—each boast a “Classroom” tool aimed at K-12 educators and students. Google Google Classroom. Here’s a breakdown, by order of their release. Price: Free with G Suite for Education.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 19, 2019

By embracing cloud solutions, such as those offered by Microsoft , Amazon and Google , school leaders can rethink computer labs to offer greater flexibility and increase access to instructional technology — and enjoy some cost savings. The trend is a bit different outside of school: 85 percent of students in the U.S.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 1, 2019

I tested Urkund inside Google Classroom, however it integrates with most modern Learning Management systems including Blackboard, Moodle, and more. Let’s look at some features that make Urkund an excellent alternative that educators should try. Urkund integrates with most learning management systems, online, or by email.

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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Accessing a wide range of sources If you plan on checking a student’s submission for plagiarism, googling suspicious parts from the paper won’t do the trick. Canvas, Moodle, BlackBoard, and Google Classroom are the systems of choice for most teachers working with e-learning technology. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

BookWidgets offers a Google Classroom add-on integration, a simple way to modify instruction for the ideal learner fit. Besides integrating lessons into Google Classroom, you can also integrate with Microsoft Teams, Canvas, Moodle, Schoology, Blackboard, ItsLearning and Brightspace.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 8, 2023

Google Classroom, Khan Academy, Edmodo, Nearpod, Socrative, and the list goes on. Zoom Google Meet Blackboard Collaborate Skype Microsoft Teams Webex Researcher tools There are numerous academic research tools that can help you in each stage of the research process.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 31, 2012

Join me Wednesday, January 9th, for a live Futureof Education.com community conversation and brainstorm to talk about the use of Google+ Communities , and specifically for learning and education. However, as is often the case with Google social initiatives, it feels like some really critical components to the experience are missing.

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MSEDTechie

OCTOBER 4, 2014

What a fabulous day of sharing and learning at the Google Apps for Education Summit in St. Using Google Apps to Communicate Inside and Outside of the Community from msedtechie I also walked away with an enormous wealth of NEW resources that I am so excited to share with you! My mind is literally blown! I had the opportunity to present.

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2022

One of our portfolio companies LearnPlatform publishes a regular “ Edtech Top 40 ” list of the most used edtech products in K12 schools nationwide: perhaps unsurprisingly, Google products take 8 of the top 10 spots. When I started my first edtech business in 1998, our competitor Blackboard had less than 10 employees and customers.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

" I like to cite, as an example, a New Yorker article from a few years ago that interviewed Anthony Levandoski, the Uber engineer sued by Google for stealing its self-driving car technology. For a long time, arguably Blackboard was one of the major ed-tech villains. "I don't even know why we study history.

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Teacher Tech

JULY 6, 2015

Tweet Google Classroom is a great companion for classes that are using an LMS. Examples of popular LMS’s: Schoology, Edmodo, Haiku, Canvas, Moodle or Blackboard. Google Classroom and your LMS are not mutually exclusive. A Different Role When teachers use Google Classroom and an LMS, Google Classroom takes […].

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Some innovation might not be from Zoom itself Class, a startup from Blackboard cofounder Michael Chasen, has already launched a product that adds more classroom management and instruction features to Zoom (and has raised $46 million in the process).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 1, 2018

They can be uploaded to Google Classroom, Schoology, Blackboard, and a selection of other LMSs. These can be pushed out as links to Google Classroom, Blackboard, Schoology, and other LMSs. Lessons can be pushed out to the entire class or specific students. How to get started. Great stuff.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Google Expeditions , Discovery VR or NYTVR are just a few examples that allow that to happen. Smart speakers like Google Home , Amazon’s Echo Dot or Apple’s HomePod find their way into more and more households. We all know the blackboard, as well as its more modern counterpart, the whiteboard. Smart speakers. Smart boards.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Specifically, he tried to get into some of the learning and student management systems built by Blackboard and Follett, which are two of the most widely used edtech systems in the country. You can follow the podcast on the Apple Podcast app , Spotify , Stitcher , Google Play Music or wherever you listen.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Over the last two years, Google has taken its popular applications and outfitted it for the classroom. While many schools and districts continue to use existing learning management systems, such as Blackboard, Canvas , Moodle and Schoology , Google’s Classroom platform is increasingly catching teachers’ eyes.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 8, 2019

Since the days of blackboards and chalk, classrooms have incorporated a range of tech tools to enhance students’ learning. There are extremely affordable and easy-to-use models (such as Google Cardboard ) out there for institutions looking to integrate this tech into their classrooms – so it’s well worth considering.

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Educational Technology Guy

DECEMBER 23, 2014

There are a lot of course management tools available for educators, including Blackboard and PowerSchool, that allow educators to do attendance, grading, post and organize resources and lessons, and interact with students. Google Classroom - web based, integrated with Google Apps, easy to use. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2022

Meta’s learning offering could be most trouble for other tech behemoths like Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams, according to some speculations. Coursera already offers courses from corporations—including Meta—as part of its strategy to help colleges staunch the bleeding from two years of consecutive enrollment losses.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2020

On Google Meet, I was able to quickly sketch the graph on an mcSquares Surface and hold it up to the camera. Be it with math or spelling, children often learn by identifying shapes and patterns—there's a reason that blackboards have been around all these years." She occasionally asks students to respond non-verbally.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 20, 2011

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). Meet the ATLAST Explore participants and start networking using Google+. Thanks so much for being a part of this community!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 26, 2018

Google Forms. Here’s a quick overview of each: Google Forms. Among teachers I know who always look for ways to save money, Google Forms is a runaway favorite. Among teachers I know who always look for ways to save money, Google Forms is a runaway favorite. For more on Google Forms, here’s my review.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2017

It turned out that Blackboard Collaborate, the LMS that WBU’s Anchorage satellite campus uses, is not compatible with Safari, the internet browser the student was using. Ashley told the student to try Google Chrome, and the student was able to resolve the issue and hop into the session.

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Bryan Alexander

APRIL 7, 2020

I am mildly curious about why Zoom blots out any mention of the many other video tools out there: Blackboard Collaborate, Skype, Google Hangouts (Meet) or whatever it’s called now, Shindig, Adobe Connect, various Cisco offerings, Lifesize, etc. Too much Zoom experience has a nickname: being Zoomed out.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2019

When Instructure was a fledgling at the turn of this decade, it proudly branded itself as a rebel with a cause—to become the anti-Blackboard by building a better learning management system. It flagship product, Canvas, has overtaken Blackboard in the North American higher education market, and is gaining adoption in K-12 as well.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 11, 2011

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). Matthew Peskay of KIPP LA Schools will discuss what students in his schools have experienced with the Google Cr-48 pilot program.

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Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2020

A few days later the district switched to Google Meet, according to Ashley Boyd, whose two children—ages 9 and 12—attend school in Berkeley Unified. The report looks at 15 popular video-conferencing apps, some of which have been adopted for use by companies and schools, including Zoom, Google Hangouts and Microsoft Teams.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 25, 2019

Many renowned names in the game, such as Blackboard and Google, are now offering their own cloud-based virtual classroom suites. However, such an endeavor was usually extremely costly and time-consuming, as well as poorly optimized for the necessities of each individual educator.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Date : Thursday, December 1st, 2011 Time : 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern / 12am (next day) GMT ( international times here ) Duration : 1 hour Location : In Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). The Blackboard Collaborate room will be open up to 30 minutes before the event if you want to come in early. Log in at [link].

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 26, 2019

Technology is a show-stopper for some who feel unequipped to handle online LMSs like Blackboard, class forums, virtual get-togethers, homework submittal, and more. These are delivered via Canvas’ Big Blue Button (which is fully integrated into the Canvas LMS), Google Hangouts, or Webroom.net.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 21, 2011

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). Creating forms in google will feature first.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 23, 2011

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). He also mixed in constructivism, ZPD, Macbooks, cell phones, Google Apps and more. link] Join the "Collaborate for Good" contest!

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